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Food Safety Standards In Major Export Markets: A Readymade Guide For Agro Exporters
registration unless is terminated by the registrant or canceled by the Pesticides Board. The fee
for registration of a pesticide is RM400/‐ for a period of three years. A list of the approved
pesticides is available from the Pesticide Board.
MAXIMUM PERMITTED PROPORTION OF METAL CONTAMINANT IN SPECIFIED
FOOD
METAL CONTAMINANT
(Maximum permitted proportion in milligram per kilogram
(mg/kg)
Food Arsenic Lead Tin Mercury Cadminium Antimony
Flavoring substance 1 2 40 0.05 1 1
Baking powder, cream of tartar 2 2 40 0.05 1 1
Milk and milk product 0.5 1 40 0.05 1 1
Sweetening substance:
i. other than glycerol, molasses,
saccharin and sorbitol
ii. molasses
1
1
0.5
2
40
40
0.05
0.05
1
1
1
1
Honey 1 0.5 40 0.05 1 1
Meat and meat product other than 1 0.5 40 0.05 1 1
edible gelatin
Edible gelatin 2 2 40 0.05 1 1
Fish and fishery product:
i. Predatory
ii. Others
1
1
Edible fat and edible oil 0.1 0.1 40 0.05 1 1
Vegetable product and fruit
1 2 40 0.05 1 1
product other than vegetable juice
and fruit juice
Vegetable juice and fruit juice 0.1 0.5 40 0.05 1 0.15
Tomato pulp, paste and puree 2 2 40 0.05 1 1
Tea, tea dust, tea extract and 1 2 40 0.05 1 1
scented tea
Coffee, chicory and related 1 2 40 0.05 1 1
products
Cocoa and cocoa product 1 2 40 0.05 1 1
2
2
40
40
1*
0.5*
1
1
1
1
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